Art Nouveau

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Art Nou·veau /ˌɑːt nuːˈvəʊ $ ˌɑːrt nuːˈvoʊ/ noun [uncountable] AVa style of art that used plants and flowers in paintings and in the design of objects and buildings, popular in Europe and America at the end of the 19th century 新艺术（派）〔19世纪末流行于欧美的一种装饰艺术风格〕Origin art nouveau (1900-2000) French “new art”

Art Nou·veau nounChineseSyllable

Art Nouveau
Art Nou‧veau /ˌɑːt nuːˈvəʊ $ ˌɑːrt nuːˈvoʊ/

noun [uncountable]

Date: 1900-2000
Language: French
Origin: 'new art'

a style of art that used plants and flowers in paintings and in the design of objects and buildings, popular in Europe and America at the end of the 19th century

art nou·veau

BrE

/ˌɑːt nuːˈvəʊ/

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NAmE

/ˌɑːrt nuːˈvoʊ/

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BrE

/ˌɑː nuːˈvəʊ/

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NAmE

/ˌɑːr nuːˈvoʊ/

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noun

[uncountable]

a style of decorative art and

architecture

popular in Europe and the US at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century that uses complicated designs and curved patterns based on natural shapes like leaves and flowers 新艺术（19 世纪末 20 世纪初流行于欧洲和美国的装饰艺术和建筑风格，采用基于花、叶等自然形状的复杂设计和曲线图案）